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July 14, 2014
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Jindal Professor Finds Clues in Shoppers' Behavior
July 14, 2014A study by Dr. Özalp Özer, the Ashbel Smith Professor of Operations Management in the Naveen Jindal School of Management, makes a case for markdowns over everyday low prices for products that carry a high emotional attachment. read more
Study Rebuts Negative Reputation of 'No Child'
July 14, 2014The public perception that No Child Left Behind has increased burnout and lowered job satisfaction among teachers is unfounded, according to a recent study co-authored by UT Dallas researcher Dr. James R. Harrington. read more
Climate Strategy Plan Leads New Edition of Issues
July 11, 2014In the Summer 2014 edition of Issues in Science and Technology, three conservative thinkers propose a technology-based climate strategy that could provide common ground for policymakers across the political spectrum. read more
Service Work Lifts Enactus Team to New Heights
July 11, 2014For the first time, the Jindal School team reached the semifinals at the 2014 Enactus United States National Exposition after demonstrating the group’s 16 projects, which included redesigning a website to help the recovery in West, Texas. read more
Undergrads Win Critical Language Scholarships
July 2, 2014Addison Larson is spending this summer learning Arabic in Oman, while Adam Mendonca is studying Mandarin in Suzhou, China, after both were awarded the scholarships from the U.S. State Department. read more
Published Works, Newly Tenured Celebrated
July 9, 2014The Eugene McDermott Library and the Office of the Provost recently celebrated the published works of faculty members and the accomplishments of newly tenured faculty at the ninth annual Faculty-Author Reception. read more
UTDesign Reflects Growing Company Support
July 7, 2014Growing support for the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science’s award-winning senior design program is paying off. Students in the UTDesign program are helping partner companies create solutions to projects. read more
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Richardson to Test Campus Warning Siren System August 6
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Recipient of Outstanding Student Award Is a Leader On, Off Campus read more- Undergrads Win Critical Language Scholarships to Study Overseas read more
- New Shape of UTDesign Program Reflects Growing Company Support read more
- In Print & On Air
"Maybe people hate the Big Three, but if they had won that spectrum, they may have deployed it. It seems like the government is trying to do something good for customers. It's not clear that it's ultimately successful or ultimately in the best interests of the country."
Dr. Kyle Hyndman,
assistant professor of managerial economics
— Financial Post
"They may not have had the training to recognize the cultural differences that would differentiate this child's death from others that they were trained to respond to."
Dr. Denise Paquette Boots,
associate professor of criminology
— The Dallas Morning News
"The laws here are incredibly convoluted. It's hard for people who live in this country and study it for a living to understand it, so you can only imagine the situation that these children are in."
Dr. Banks Miller,
assistant professor of political science
— WFAA-TV
“This is a platform and technology that makes sense to them. Their brains are able to figure out the problem-solving that's involved with it.”
Tandra Allen,
head of Virtual Training Programs at UT Dallas' Center for BrainHealth
— KERA
“Even stereotypes from parents and from the teachers. They think that maybe there’s the thought that boys still outperform girls in mathematics, science and engineering. But I think that’s changing.”-
Dr. Bernine Khan,
director of the Science and Engineering Education Center at UT Dallas
— KERA
"Essentially the offender becomes a ticking time bomb and the only thing that's going to extinguish the fuse is vengeance." - Dr. Bruce Jacobs,
professor of criminology
— Los Angeles Times
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